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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2002
Haile Mehansho, Fairfield, OH (US);
Renee Irvine Mellican, Bradenton, FL (US);
Raul Victorino Nunes, Loveland, OH (US);
Adrian Monsalve Marcano, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Haile Mehansho, Fairfield, OH (US);
Renee Irvine Mellican, Bradenton, FL (US);
Raul Victorino Nunes, Loveland, OH (US);
Adrian Monsalve Marcano, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A water composition that is fortified with at least one mineral and has a pH between about 2.5 and 9.5. The water composition has a redox potential that satisfies the following equation:0≧()wherein RP is the redox potential in millivolts of the mineral-containing water composition, pH is the pH of the mineral-containing water composition, A is 400 and B is 20. The mineral is preferably selected from calcium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine, magnesium, and mixtures of these. Moreover, the mineral-fortified water composition is preferably substantially free of flavor or sweetener compounds. Even more preferably, the water composition has no metallic taste or after-taste, a Hunter colorimetric 'b' reading of less than 5.0, and an NTU turbidity value of less than 5.0. The mineral-fortified water composition may optionally contain other nutrients and vitamins, for example, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, niacin, thiamin, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B 12, folic acid, selenium, and pantathonic acid.